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Monday, October 9, 2017

Hand Washing Campaign Embraced at Sadili 8-Series Challenge 7

It was yet another fantastic tournament at Sadili Oval as we
hosted the 8-Series Challenge 7 on Saturday, 7th October 2017. 59
kids drawn mainly from the Court of Dreams program and living in Kibera and
Lang’ata’s Kijiji area gathered to showcase their skills at the half-day
tournament.

The event kicked off at 9:00am and Sadili staff, who were
also the organizers took charge as the referees. The young kids kept everyone
entertained as they all clearly struggled to win.

This particular tournament was out of the ordinary as Sadili
staff set aside some time after playing to create awareness on proper hand washing
habits. All the kids sat down with their coaches for a short but highly
informative life skills session that touched on the importance of washing hands
and the steps involved in hand washing. This was done in the spirit of the
Global Hand Washing Day that is scheduled for October 15th. “Many
kids in the Court of Dreams program already know how to wash their hands, but
there are still a good number that do not. Besides, we have to keep reminding even
the ones who know,” remarked Joy Akim, the staff who took lead in facilitating
the session.

The Court of Dreams uses tennis to promote good health among
children under the age of 10. One of its major focus areas is promotion of good
hand hygiene practices- an idea that is globally accepted considered as the
easiest and cheapest way of preventing many illnesses.

The Sadili 8- Series Junior Tennis Challenge is a tournament
for U6, U8, U10 & U12 kids (all levels), with Tennis Africa Cup ranking. It
is great for kids who want to test their games, get out on the court and make
new friends along the way.

Run under a Sadili/International Inspiration partnership,
this tournament was sponsored by Wilson Sporting Goods, Sadili Oval and Comic
Relief among others.